Senate roll call 281 · 40th Congress · Apr 10, 1868
To adjourn. (p. 160-1)
On Apr 10, 1868, the Senate voted 25–27. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–27, Democrats 8–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 members voted against their own party.
During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Apr 10, 1868
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 27 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Dixon R-CT voted yes
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA voted yes
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL voted yes
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN voted yes
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME voted yes
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN voted yes
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN voted yes
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO voted yes
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ voted yes
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR voted yes
- Simon Cameron R-PA voted yes
- William Sprague R-RI voted yes
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN voted yes
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI voted yes
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI voted yes
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Dixon R-CT
- James Asheton Bayard Jr. D-DE
- James Wilson Grimes R-IA
- Lyman Trumbull R-IL
- Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton R-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Garrett Davis D-KY
- Thomas Clay Mccreery D-KY
- George Vickers D-MD
- Reverdy Johnson D-MD
- William Pitt Fessenden R-ME
- Alexander Ramsey R-MN
- Daniel Sheldon Norton R-MN
- John Brooks Henderson R-MO
- Alexander Gilmore Cattell R-NJ
- Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Henry Winslow Corbett R-OR
- Charles Rollin Buckalew D-PA
- Simon Cameron R-PA
- William Sprague R-RI
- David Trotter Patterson D-TN
- Joseph Smith Fowler R-TN
- James Rood Doolittle R-WI
- Timothy Otis Howe R-WI
- Peter Godwin Van Winkle R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Cornelius Cole R-CA
- John Conness R-CA
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- James Harlan R-IA
- Richard Yates R-IL
- Edmund Gibson Ross R-KS
- Samuel Clarke Pomeroy R-KS
- Charles Sumner R-MA
- Henry Wilson R-MA
- Lot Myrick Morrill R-ME
- Jacob Merritt Howard R-MI
- Zachariah Chandler R-MI
- Charles Daniel Drake R-MO
- John Milton Thayer R-NE
- Thomas Weston Tipton R-NE
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- James Willis Patterson R-NH
- James Warren Nye R-NV
- William Morris Stewart R-NV
- Edwin Denison Morgan R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- George Henry Williams R-OR
- Henry Bowen Anthony R-RI
- George Franklin Edmunds R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Waitman Thomas Willey R-WV
Did not vote
- George Eliphaz Spencer R-AL
- Willard Warner R-AL
- Alexander Mcdonald R-AR
- Benjamin Franklin Rice R-AR
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Sr. D-DE
- Adonijah Strong Welch R-FL
- Thomas Ward Osborn R-FL
- James Guthrie D-KY
- John Spafford Harris R-LA
- William Pitt Kellogg R-LA
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- John Pool R-NC
- Joseph Carter Abbott R-NC
- Benjamin Franklin Wade R-OH
- Frederick Adolphus Sawyer R-SC
- Thomas James Robertson R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.